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GeneDouglas
Pat Robertson Predicts a Curse on Dover, PA
Jan 2 2008, 4:33 PM EST | Post edited: Jan 2 2008, 4:33 PM EST
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/11/10/religion.robertson.reut/index.html

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Conservative Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson told citizens of a Pennsylvania town that they had rejected God by voting their school board out of office for supporting "intelligent design" and warned them Thursday not to be surprised if disaster struck.

"I'd like to say to the good citizens of Dover: if there is a disaster in your area, don't turn to God, you just rejected Him from your city," Robertson said on his daily television show broadcast from Virginia, "The 700 Club."

"And don't wonder why He hasn't helped you when problems begin, if they begin. I'm not saying they will, but if they do, just remember, you just voted God out of your city. And if that's the case, don't ask for His help because he might not be there," he said.

In voting on Tuesday, eight Dover, Pennsylvania, school board members up for re-election lost their seats after trying to introduce a statement on "intelligent design" to high school biology students.

The Dover case sparked a trial in federal court that gained nationwide attention after the school board was sued by parents backed by the American Civil Liberties Union. The board ordered schools to read students a short statement in biology classes informing them that the theory of evolution is not established fact and that gaps exist in it.

The statement mentioned intelligent design as an alternate theory and recommended students read a book that explained the theory further.

In 1998, Robertson warned the city of Orlando, Florida that it risked hurricanes, earthquakes and terrorist bombs after it allowed homosexual organizations to put up rainbow flags in support of sexual diversity. Do you find this valuable?    

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1. RE: Pat Robertson Predicts a Curse on Dover, PA
Jan 19 2008, 9:44 AM EST | Post edited: Jan 19 2008, 9:44 AM EST
Of course, Pat Robertson's version of Christianity is the only version that matters, though his is in a distinctly tiny minority. Even so, his faction of Christians were able to take over the U.S. government for the past eight years (2000-2008) and the other 85% can only stand with their thumbs in their mouths and marvel at their achievement. Do you find this valuable?    

GeneDouglas
2. RE: Roberson Predicts Hurricane Disaster for Homosexuality
Mar 21 2008, 8:15 AM EDT | Post edited: Mar 21 2008, 8:15 AM EDT
http://www.snopes.com/katrina/satire/robertson.asp Do you find this valuable?    

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